Three years after opening inside the former Grand Hotel, the theatrically opulent St Regis Florence still has few rivals in the city centre when it comes to full-on luxury. The sheer quality of the details in each room is what stands out: Rubelli velvets, engraved wooden doors by local artisan Giovanni Baccani and Remède amenities. The hotel’s fine-dining restaurant, Winter Garden by Caino, is now in the capable hands of Michelin-starred Tuscan chef Valeria Piccini. Don’t miss the pappa al pomodoro with shrimp and basil sorbet.

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